The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-20
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marry. according TO a herman SbdLlSIlcldI, - ~
years, while that of men is Is years.
Two MEN were raguing in 4 pasture field, with
only a goat for an audience. Inreply to state
lnent OF one the other said: Il know. But"
The goat took him ut his word and the argument
was continued on the other side OF the fence
SoME of The Sioux Indians III the Wild West
show appeared on the first Sunday morning
after their arrival IN London at the chapel in
West Kingston When the congregation sang
Nearer, My God, to Thee in English the
Sioux Indians sang it in their own tongue.
AN old house was burned at East Chester,
Westchestcr county, N. Y, last Wednesday, and
since then, while rummaging among the ruins,
a man and boy uneGrthed S23 in Spanish coins
200 years old q well preserved bag containing
twentythree Spanish gold pieces worth $50 each
and fifteen worth - each.
THROWING EGGS at a darkey's head is one Of
the sports of Texas. A sheet with hole in the
centre is fastened tightly to posts on either
side, and through this hole the negro puts his
head. Five eggs are sold for 10c., and if the
narkslnap hits this negro's sconce three times
out of five he gets 81. Sanbo is allowed the
privilege of lodging, and not many eggs
collide with his Uranium.
WILLIAM CARLSON, q temperance advocate liv-
ing in San Francisco, was recently arrested for
cruelty beating his horse on the street His de-
Tense was that the animal insisted on stopping
in front of every saloon and tavern, and that he
himself was subjected to much ridicule and an
Eoyance in consequence. The case was DIS
missed by Judge HornbloWer, who had evidently
driven an animal with the same depraved habit.
IT is said that the younger female class of
Chinese in San Francisco are adopting American
habits costumes and religions The Chinese
maiden of the period bangs her hair, wears
belts end boots, and compromises the costume
of her Celestial congeners in every way possible
except by discarding it outright. The change
has been brought about by the association of
young girls with American children in Sunday
and weekday schools.
"OLD JOHNNY RIPPLE" well-known charac-
ter of Ogle township, Somerset county, Pa, is
| dead, aged 81. When in his prime he could kick
tinware from o store ceiling II feet above the
floor. Once, when quite q young man, he was
rafting on the Monongahela river. The raft
was wrecked and he escaped by jumping over
p feet to a rock, from which he was rescued
He would place four or five hOgsheadS in a row.
jump out of the first into the second and so on
to the last then jump backward to the first
with apparent ease.
A BosroN sea captain, so says Hub Gossip,
visited Hawaii in 1920 He anchored his ship
off Honolulu and had his masts and spars well
vanished in honor of a royal visit which YVES
expected The King and the Queen of the
Sandwich Islands swan out to the ship in cos
TUNES scantier than seemed consistent with
their high position. When they reached the YES
sci they showed their agility by climbing to the
spars and perching thereon. Varnish, however,
is no respecter of persons, and the royal pair
had difficulty in leaving their lofty seats
Sol SMITH RUSSELL, the actor, with his wife
and three children, left Boston last Friday for
Minneapolis, Mimi, where he is building fine
house. Mr.. William T. Adams, better known as
"Oliver Optic after his return from Europe,
will reside with Mr.. Russell, who has said fare
well to the stage and at the close of this season
will establish connection with steam heating
company. When asked his main object in leav
Ing the stage he replied: Il desire to rid myself
of the vagabond existence that an actor has to
live. My life on the stage has always been
pleasant one, but for the fact that | am away
from my wife and three little ones for weeks at
a time, and l have natural desire to be with
them always The life of an actor has both its
pleasant and unpleasant phases. love the art.
but the jumping, travelling part of the business
has been distaSteful to me for some years"
The late Lord Longford was an old Wykeha.
mist and remarkable as a schoolboy in several
ways When at Winchester as the Hon. W. L.
Pakenham he was always extremely well dressed,
and Dr. Moberly vino had thirty years. expert
ence as head master, said he was the most I'M
pudent boy he ever knew, statement perhaps
founded upon the following facts: Pakenham
on one occasion appeared in school with large
bunch of flowers in his buttonhole. "Paken-
ham," said Moberly, Il do not object to one
flower in a we'll dressed boys coat. but cannot
permit boys to come into school with noSegayS -
VERY well, sir said P&kenham. Two days
after he came into school with gigantic sun
flower fastened into his coat. ''Pakenham,
what is that?' said Moberly. Only flower,
sir said Pakenhan in very mild voice; you
said you did not mind my coming into school
with a single flower in my coat"
1.-TWO DAYS Ago. says correspondent of the
London World 'Rossni's ashes were taken
for reinterment from Pere la Chaise to Santa
Croce, at Florence The process of Identification,
vigorously observed on many other occasions,
was not gone through in this case. Whether this
is quite unnecessary the following few words will
show. After RosSlni's death his body was put
by in the vaults of the Madeleine until the
funeral at Notre Dame de Lorette took place
| Every morning at $50 a mass was read for the
repose of the dead, and so it was done on the
| very day when the coffin was to be trans
| ferred to the Rue Laffitte. Nobody assisted
| of all his friends except Count Pillet viii,
| his intimate friend and banker, and your
| humble servant When after the mass, we
| went down to accompany the coffin contain
! ing what remained of our old friend, we were
| about half way, when after us rushed the Suisse
! of the Madeleine, and shouted out: Ell, Lu bns
| Uous prenez Naples meaning a coffin
| which had to go to Naples and which
| had been carried off in mistake for Ros
/ SIMS. Had that not been found out, heaven
knows who might have been buried with ali the
| honors due to the great genius and thus trans
| felTed to the Basilica of Florence"
THE first thing that strikes the English visi-
| tor to the French gInstere de la Guerre,'" re-
| marks Pail Mall Gazette writer lis the con-
trast it presents to the English War Office The
| latter is little squat and dirty double house a
| dozen yards back from Pail Mall, resembling in
| its interior both in condition and construction
| huge rabbit warren. The former is magnif-
| cent new stone building, with broad flights of
| marble steps. filled with frescoeS and paintings
scarlet and gilt furniture, and suites of imposing
| reception rooms leading one into another
| through large mahogany folding doors. Into
| the last Of these suites | was shown to await
| the now famous French Minister The mo.
| ment he entered the room one saw
| clearly how mistaken is the common conception
| of his personality. He is a short man. rather
| stoutly built, with brown hair, brown beard,
| rather q red face above all things quiet-looking
almost TO commOn-placeness. His mother was
an Englishwoman, his aunt is living at Lewes,
and except for the slight point at his beard he
| himself would be taken for an Englishman any.
where. He wore the ordinary French civilians
dress OF black frocf1 coat and trousers, with only
the single red spot in his buttonhole This by
the way was also the dress of half a dozen gen
erals who seemed to perform sort of special
duty by being present about the Ministere' In
manners Gen. Boulanger is not more striking
than in appearance. He speaks slowly like
most soldiers. but without much gesture and
without much force either Of voice or language g
THE first wife of Gen. Buckner was Miss
Kingsbury, a New England girl, living at Lyme
Conn. They were married, says the Hartford
Times, in the old Champlin House, still stand.
ing. Old residents who attended the ceremony
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